Favorite Foods: Asian Pacific American Heritage

From special holiday recipes to family favorites, these stories celebrate delicious dishes and traditions passed from 1 generation to the next, also equally the blending of Asian Pacific and American cultures.

Apple Pie 4th of July

Age Level: half dozen-nine

Linguistic communication: English

"No 1 wants to eat Chinese nutrient on the Quaternary of July," says a young girl to her parents who insist on keeping their Chinese restaurant open on Independence Twenty-four hours. An honest portrayal of the tug between traditions sometime and new, as well as what information technology really means to be American.

Auntie Yang'south Great Soybean Picnic

While on a visit to her aunt and uncle in Illinois, the narrator and her family unexpectedly observe a field of growing soybeans which begins a 40 year tradition. Based on the author'southward experiences, text and child-like illustrations reveal a caring, surprisingly modern family unit story from times past.

Bee-Bim Bop!

What'southward better than but eating a favorite dish? Anticipating it while preparing information technology, of form! Rhythmic, rhyming language and playful illustrations capture the joy of making this special Korean dish — and the joy of sharing information technology.
Country of origin: Korea

Chachaji's Cup

Product Description: Neel loves listening to Chachaji's stories over steaming cups of tea. Chachaji's tales of neat Hindu gods and demons, and of his adventures in the Indian Army, leave Neel openmouthed. Merely it is the tale of his great-uncle's favorite teacup that teaches Neel the most, for Chachaji'due south cup holds far more than sweetness, spicy masala chai. Information technology holds the story of a family and a country dissever in two during the 1947 sectionalisation of India and Pakistan. When the precious cup and Chachaji's wellness both bear witness to be more fragile than they look, Neel knows what he must do.

Cora Cooks Pancit

Historic period Level: six-9

Language: English language

Cora wants to learn how to cook, merely she's too young to practice the jobs her older siblings do. One day, however, after the older kids accept all gone out together, Cora asks her female parent what they can cook together. To her surprise, Cora's mother asks her what she would similar to make, and Cora chooses her favorite Filipino noodle dish, pancit. This family story near the importance of sharing tradition is brought to life by Kristi Valiant'southward charming illustrations and includes a bilingual glossary of Tagalog words.

Dim Sum for Everyone

A Chinese family goes out for dim sum ("little dishes"), choosing their favorites off the eating house cart and sharing with each other. The illustrations evoke the textures and patterns in this traditional meal, and an endnote provides background on the cultural history and community surrounding dim sum.

Dumpling Soup

Product Description: Marisa gets to assistance brand dumplings this year to gloat the New Year, only she worries that no one will eat her funny-looking dumplings. Set in the Hawaiian islands, this story celebrates the blithesome mix of food, community, and languages from many cultures.

Fortune Cookie Fortunes

The family'south meal finishes with fortune cookies, the daughters' favorite part of eating out! They share their fortunes as their engaging await at the world shines through in the unproblematic narration and boldly colored, entertaining illustrations.

Hiromi'due south Hands

Historic period Level: 6-9

Linguistic communication: English

See Hiromi, a immature girl who wants to follow in her father's footsteps as a sushi chef in New York Urban center. Although Papa is reluctant to accept Hiromi to the fish market at outset, he soon realizes that she is truly interested in his arts and crafts, and he begins to railroad train his daughter, who will eventually become one of the first female person sushi chefs in New York. Based on a true story, this story offers a kid-friendly and fascinating look into the art of sushi, as well every bit the possibilities that America offers in bringing unlike cultures together.

Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji

Aneel's grandparents have come up to stay, all the style from India. Aneel loves the sweet odor of his grandmother'due south incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the globe's all-time stories. When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the power of a tiger. He could shake mangoes off trees and wrangle wild cobras. And what gave him his ability? Fluffy-puffy hot, hot roti, with a bit of tongue-burning mango pickle. Does Dada-ji still have the ability? Aneel wants to find out — but outset he has to figure out how to whip up a batch of hot, hot roti!

How My Parents Learned to Consume

Age Level: 6-9

Language: English

When an American crewman meets a Japanese woman, they both endeavour in secret to larn the other'south manner of eating. Their courtship and growing honey culminates in marriage. This realistic family story explores cultural similarities and differences and is told with humor and honesty past the couple's daughter.

Maggie'due south Chopsticks

Production Description: Poor Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks — it seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say nigh the "right" way to agree them! Simply when Father reminds her non to worry most everyone else, Maggie finally gets a grip on an of import lesson.

Tea with Milk

Historic period Level: Middle Course (9-14)

Language: English

At dwelling house, Masako speaks Japanese and sips greenish tea with her parents. But at her friends' houses near San Francisco, May speaks English and enjoys pancakes and tea with milk and sugar. When May'southward parents decide to return to Nippon, she feels lost. May finally begins to observe her mode in the big metropolis of Osaka, where she makes a special friend who besides speaks English — and drinks his tea with milk and sugar. Allen Say brings tenderness and sense of humour to his mother'southward unforgettable story in this cute tribute to his parents.

The Have a Practiced Day Buffet

Mike's Korean grandmother is still adjusting to her movement to the U.S. While Mike helps her acquire English, she helps the family, which owns a nutrient cart, beat strong competition. The family once did a good business serving pizza, bagels, and hot dogs on a decorated corner, but now two other carts serving similar fare have moved in. Mike's thought — to serve succulent Korean specialties that only Grandma knows how to make — saves the business and also helps Grandma feel at domicile. — Booklist

The Ugly Vegetables

Age Level: 6-9

Language: English

In a neighborhood of blossom gardens, a Chinese-American girl and her mother plant what the child considers to be ugly vegetables. The ugly vegetables, however, become attractive and help build community when fabricated into a succulent soup! A recipe is included.

Tomatoes for Neela

Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. Information technology makes her feel closer to her paati who lives far away in India. On Saturdays, Neela and Amma go to the green market and today they are ownership tomatoes to brand Paati's famous sauce. Merely first, Neela needs to larn almost all the different kinds of tomatoes they can choice from. And as Neela and Amma cook together, they find a fashion for Paati to share in both the beloved and the flavors of the twenty-four hour period.

We Consume Rice

In this short book for outset readers, a young Korean male child and girl share all of the different ways they like to eat rice, which are presented in colorful illustrations done by Grace Lin. A teacher's guide with early reading activities is bachelor from the Lee and Low website. Also available in Spanish.

Where on Globe Is My Bagel?

Where on earth did Yum Yung get the urge to accept a bagel? He has no idea, but desperate for one, he sends a message from his Korean village via dove to New York City for someone to transport him one. While he waits, he asks the farmer, the fisherman, and the honeybee keeper for help, but none of them take ever heard of a bagel. Simply subsequently Yum Yung reaches Oh's Heavenly Baker, the bird returns without a bagel, but with the recipe…With charming gouache illustrations that evoke the intricate and colorful patterns found in Korean fabrics, this story mixes upwards cultures quite nicely.

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Favorite Foods: Asian Pacific American Heritage